Teach

Topics

Representation, Parliamentary Processes

Year Level

Year 5, Year 7, Year 8, SACE

Type of Resource

Video

Size

Individual, Group, Whole Class

Links to Australian Curriculum

AC9HS5K06
AC9HC7K01
AC9HC8K02

“Becoming a Member” Series

Watch two Members explain what it is like to become a Member of Parliament.

Description

What do Members do on sitting days and non-sitting days? What is it like to be a woman in politics?

In this series, Olivia Savvas MP (Labor, House of Assembly), and Hon. Laura Henderson MLC (Liberal, Legislative Council) step us through their very first days in Parliament, and what is like to become a Member of Parliament. They each discuss:

  • How they got into politics
  • What they want to achieve in their roles
  • What they get up to in the community
  • What they do when they are in Parliament for a sitting day
  • How it feels to be the youngest in their House of Parliament
  • What they wished they knew before they started

and more!